10 Best Solar Lamp Posts in 2020 (Review) Every household needs a good lamp post to provide a lighting source during the night. However, traditional post lights consume too much power. Choosing an LED light source will provide good lighting for many years, as new LEDs are designed for long lifespans. The ideal combination is…
What is a Solar Tube? Solar tubes — also known as sun tubes or tubular skylights — can help to permanently light your home without using extra energy or increasing your electricity bill. Here’s how they work: A tubular column is installed to penetrate your ceiling and roof, piping daylight, much light a skylight, into…
How Much Do Solar Panels Cost Per Sq. Ft. TLDR: Though “how much do solar panels cost per sq. ft.” is a very common and understandable question to evaluate when planning your solar panel system, it’s not an entirely accurate way to look at your power potential. Instead you want to look at cost per…
7 Best Portable Solar Chargers in 2020 (Review) If you want to have amazing outdoor experiences while staying connected to your devices, it’s important to get yourself one of the best portable solar chargers in 2020. These offer reliability for long-term trips, and they allow you to continuously charge a portable battery or a smartphone. They’re…
Solar eclipses: When is the next one? The last total solar eclipse occurred on Dec. 26, 2019, and was visible from Saudi Arabia, India, Sumatra and Borneo, with a partial eclipse visible in Australia and much of Asia. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts…
What Is Solar Mass? A solar mass is the mass of the sun. Or, more precisely, it’s 1.989 x 10^30 kilograms — about 333,000 Earths. Astronomers use a solar mass as a basic unit of mass. Since most things in space are big and heavy — such as stars, galaxies and black holes — it makes more…
Smartflower solar: the complete solar flower review The Smartflower solar flower is an all-in-one ground-mounted solar system with a tracker that follows the sun. However, it doesn’t look like the solar panels you might be used to. Learn all about the product’s revolutionary technology, how it compares to other solar options, and whether you should…
Solar Bears Summer Update While the NHL is getting ready to return to the ice to restart the 2019-20 season, and the AHL is in a holding pattern, it’s offseason business as usual for the ECHL. The Orlando Solar Bears are one of a handful of ECHL teams who have already begun to lay the…
Solar energy: what you need to know Solar power is usable energy generated from the sun in the form of electric or thermal energy. Solar energy is captured in a variety of ways, the most common of which is with photovoltaic solar panels that convert the sun’s rays into usable electricity. Aside from using photovoltaics to generate…
How Solar Yard Lights Work If you have a yard and have ever thought about lighting it at night, then you have probably heard about solar yard lights. They are still pretty expensive, but their advantage is that you don’t have to run any wiring for them. As long as a location gets direct sunlight, you can…